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SEASON OF 1907 


_ NEW YORK: 121 to 127 CROSBY STREET 
_ CHICAGO: 430 to 434 WABASH AVENUE 


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HILE there has been quite a change in the 
character of designs in wall paper for the 
season of 1907, the styles of treatment 
vary but little from those of the past two 
seasons. We have endeavored to show the 

prevailing styles of decoration in the different interiors, 

but it is not intended that each paper must be hung as 
illustrated. A majority of the patterns are suitable for 
different rooms, and the mode of treatment would 
depend on the character of the room. All of the pat- 
terns shown are made exclusively for us. 

At the request of a large number of our customers 
we reprint a table showing the contrast and harmony 
of various colors: 


“| RED contrasts with green, olive, gray, chocolate and 
yellow, and harmonizes with crimson, purple, rose pink, 
orange, and lemon. 

“| GREEN contrasts with red, crimson, purple, pink, orange 
and lavender, and harmonizes with olive, blue, gray, 
brown, yellow, and buff. 

4] YELLOW contrasts with purple, brown, blue, crimson 
and olive, and harmonizes with red, terra cotta, russet, 
rose, and warm green. 

4] BLUE contrasts with orange, yellow, warm brown, 
buff and cream, and harmonizes with purple, gray, sage 
green, and olive. 

“| OLIVE contrasts with orange, white and maroon, and 
harmonizes with green, black, and brown. 

{| ORANGE contrasts with purple, blue, olive, crimson 
and gray, and harmonizes with yellow, red, warm green, 
warm brown, and buff. 

‘| RUSSET contrasts with green, black, olive and gray, 
and harmonizes with red, yellow, orange, and brown. 

“| BROWN contrasts with red, green, blue, yellow, and 
gray, and harmonizes with olive, cream, and light brown. 


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| INTERIOR NUMBER ONE. | 


ID you ever observe that one’s 
inclinations are to study the wall 
decorations when they enter a 
home for the first time? It seems 

to be the natural thing to do, and if the effect 
is harmonious it invariably creates a favorable 
impression of the occupant. 

The importance of proper decorations for 
the hall cannot be overestimated, and deal- 
ers should urge purchasers to select first for 
the hall, and then for the rooms opening 
from. it. 

The paper used above the dado in our 
first interior is one of special merit. » The 
design is artistic, and is so colored that the 
main figure stands out in relief like a pressed 
paper. ‘The dado as shown is about three 
feet in height, but can be regulated according 
to the height of the ceiling. Both the side- 
wall and dado papers are printed on non- 
fading duplex. 

If the ornaments between the stripes 
were omitted, the dado shown in Interior 
number two could be substituted for the 
one here shown. 


INTERIOR NUMBER TWO. 


RECEPTION hall decorated with 
the paper shown on opposite page 
cannot fail to be a pleasant one. 
There is enough color in the 

conventional flower to give life to the paper, 
and the harmonious blending of the colors 
is very pleasing. ‘The dado paper is printed 
with a plain narrow stripe over a fine back- 
ground, and when used, as shown in illustra- 
tion, it is very effective. The flower orna- 
ment in the sidewall paper is cut out and 
pasted between the stripes. 

The panel effect is made by cutting off the 
stripe and making a finish top and bottom by | 
running it above the baseboard and below ' 
the hand-rail. There is not much work in- 
volved in finishing the dado in this manner, 
and the result will more than repay one 
for the outlay. 

The paper for the main wall is suitable 
for a parlor or a living room, either cut to a 
finish or with drop ceiling. It is printed on 
nonfading duplex. 


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INTERIOR NUMBER THREE. 


APESTRY papers are as much 
in vogue as ever, especially the 
foliage and scenery papers. One 
never tires of looking at beautiful 

trees in the country, and a good reproduc- 

tion on paper is sure to give satisfaction. 

The illustration is not a faithful picture of 

the paper, the scenery effect being so faint it 

is almost lost. The paper represents an open- 
ing through the forest, showing fields and 
mountains in the distance. The paneling in 
the dado is a matter of personal taste, and 
if omitted, the dado could be hung to any 
height from three to five and one-half feet. 

Another good treatment for the foliage 
paper is to use it with the dado shown in 

Interior number eight, choosing a suitable 

color if red is not desirable. In this case 

the match frieze should be omitted and the 
sidewall carried to the ceiling line. 


The dado should be hung about five and one-half feet from 
the floor, and finished with a plate-rail for a dining room, or a 
photo-rail for the library or living room. If the paper is used 
for a hall the treatment as shown is very appropriate. 

A good effect can also be secured with this paper by using 
the style of treatment shown in Interior number eleven. 


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INTERIOR NUMBER FOUR. 


HIS illustration shows the princi- 
pal decoration in the frieze, which 
is a popular style at the present 
time. We are confident that this 

trieze will béeva large seller, for it is rich in 
coloring and attractive in design. The side- 
wall is made in the prevailing shades of green, 
brown, and red. All are two-tone, and make a 
good background for pictures and ornaments. 

This paper with the proper treatment 1s 
appropriate for any room in the house except- 
ing a bedroom. When used for a library the 
sidewall paper could be carried to the base- 
board or hung above a high wainscot. The 
colors are soft and subdued and restful to the 
eye. ‘This paper will meet the requirements 
of those desiring a wall without much decora- 
tion and at the same time wish to avoid the 
monotony of a plain ingrain or duplex. 

If one wishes a room with a high dado 
and no frieze, the striped paper used as an 
upper, in conjunction with the lower paper 
in Interior number fifteen, will make a pleas- 
ing combination. 


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INTERIOR NUMBER FIVE. 


HIS is one of the most attractive 
and artistic papers made this sea- 

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tints and shades of the ground 

color, producing a rich effect. The shading 
of the paper is an innovation, and the effect 
very pleasing. 

There is no frieze made to match this 
paper, and it should either be carried to the 
ceiling line, finishing with a picture mould- 
ing, or used with a drop ceiling, as shown in 
the illustration. 

One cannot make a mistake in 
selecting this paper for either the 
parlor, reception room, or living 
room. The pattern is printed on 
nonfading duplex paper. 


We believe the nonfading 
duplex papers will be heartily 
received by the public, as it is not 
satisfactory to purchase a hand- 
some paper and have it fade in a 
short time. 


INTERIOR NUMBER SIX. 


HEN buying wall paper, people 
generally select more expensive 
paper for the parlor than for any 
other room. ‘The paper for this 

room is supposed to last for some time, the 
parlor not being used as much as the other 
rooms. The pattern shown on opposite page 
is printed on our nonfading duplex, and with 
proper care should be serviceable for a num- 
ber of years. 

One should avoid selecting a paper that 
will give the room a stiff or set appearance. 
The lines in the paper are graceful, and 
while the design is conventional, the effect 
is very pleasing. Where the pattern is 
printed on regular white stock, it is in 
shades of the ground color with a high-light 
touched with gold, which gives a perfect 
relief effect. 

It is not intended: to use a frieze with 
this paper. It can be hung either as illus- 
trated or with the picture moulding lowered 
about eighteen inches and the ceiling paper 
dropped to it. 


INTERIOR NUMBER SEVEN. 


HE decorations of the living room 
should be bright and cheerful, 
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‘‘everyday’’ room of the house, 


and its influence should be very restful. 


There is enough color in the paper shown 
here to brighten the walls, but not enough 
to detract from the pictures, draperies, or 


furniture. 


The background has a tex- 
tile effect, is a good imitation of 
the fabric, and will display pic- 
tures and ornaments to good 
advantage. 


The broken stripe running 
through this background adds 
to its effectiveness. 


The treatment can be reversed 
as shown in number thirteen 
Interior, using the figured paper 
for the upper third with a plain 
lower. 


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INTERIOR NUMBER EIGHT. 
PROMINENT author wrote, ‘‘If 


you would enjoy your food, be 
good humored.’’ We think he 
should have added, and have a 
cheerful dining room. Special care should 
be taken in the decoration of this room; the 
impression made should be a pleasant one. 
This can be effected by the use of cheerful 
colors, as shown in illustration opposite, or 
by use of papers suggesting peace and plenty, 
as shown in number ten. 
Red is especially appropriate for rooms 
when the lght is from the north or east. 
The red dado used with the yellow upper 
shown in number ten, would make a very 
decorative room, or the red upper used with 
the green lower in number ten, would be 
very rich and pleasing. We would not sug- 
gest an all-red room when the light is from 
the south or west; shades of green, brown, or 
deep blue will produce a more restful effect in 
the summer time. The patterns shown on 
opposite page are printed in various colors on 
nonfading duplex as well as white stock. 


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INTERIOR NUMBER NINE. 
NOTHER room is shown with 


the principal decoration below 
the shelf-rail. In this style of 
treatment a good background is 
secured for fine pictures and ornaments. 
The small figure in the upper will furnish 
the room better than a plain paper, also 
making a good background. By reversing 
the papers a very pleasing effect can be 
secured | 
While the illustration shows 
an upper third effect, the paper 
used for the lower two-thirds 
would make a very satisfactory 
hall, if used alone and carried to 
the picture moulding. In using 
for a hall, if the papers were 
reversed, the one with a small 
figure would make a good dado, 
carried up the stairs, as in 
Interior number two. 
Both papers are printed on 
nonfading duplex as well as the 
regular stock. 


INTERIOR NUMBER TEN. 


HE dining room on opposite page 
cannot fail to impress one favor- 
ably. There is everything com- 
bined to make the room one of 

cheer and gladness. The narrow border 
below the plate-rail greatly enhances the 
beauty of the room. It is hung around the 
room in the usual manner. 

The stripe in the dado paper is cut out 
and put over the border, making a continu- 
ous stripe from the plate-rail to the base- 
board. In like manner the stripe is cut out 
and put at both top and bottom of the 
border. ‘This makes a different scene in 
each panel framed by the narrow stripe. 

The grape trellis design still continues to 
be a favorite for upper treatment of the 
dining room. 

The vines twining around the trellis are 
very natural, there being nothing stiff or 
set in the effect. The pattern is also printed 
on darker shades with a gold over- print, 
which produces the effect of tapestry cloth 
woven with a gold thread through it. 


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INTERIOR NUMBER ELEVEN. 


ENUINE fruit tapestries and fruit 
tapestry papers have always been 
popular for dining room decora- 
tions. The fruit tapestry shown in 

this illustration is made in rich shades with a 
gold over-print, whereby the genuine fabric 
effect is obtained. The pattern is made in 
combination with eighteen-inch frieze and 
match ceiling, which will permit of its use 
in combination above the dado, where the 
heighth of the room warrants this style of 
decoration. For a dining room of ordinary 
size, the order of decoration shown by this 
illustration is specially recommended. Ifthe 
room be small, the styling could be omitted, 
the panels being made the full size between 
plate-rail and ceiling angle. The styling used 
is the same as the upper in Interior number 
nine, and is made in colors to harmonize or 
contrast with the workings of the fruit tap- 
estry pattern. 


The very effective paper used below the plate-rail is also 
suitable for use below a chair-rail as a dado. If the room is 
large, the panel border may also be used with good effect on 
the ceiling. 


INTERIOR NUMBER TWELVE. 


HEN selecting paper for the bed- 
room, one need never hesitate in 
choosing floral effects. A person 
may tire of flowers covering the 

entire wall, but in using floral papers for the 
upper third of the wall only, and plain or 
striped papers for the lower two-thirds, a 
very pleasing and decorative effect is secured. 

The pattern shown here for the upper is 
printed over a background of white lines, 
which gives the paper a soft textile effect. 
If the room is unusually high the papers 
could be reversed, hanging the poppy pattern 
below the photo-rail with the stripe above. 
In this case the frieze should be used at the 
ceiling line to relieve the plain effect above 
the photo-rail. We would suggest for this 
purpose the match frieze for the poppy pat- 
tern, or a festoon frieze either trimmed to 
the drapery, as shown in Interior number 
eighteen, or cut out to the festoon, as shown 
in Interior number fourteen. 


If no border is used at the ceiling line, the drapery frieze, 
mentioned above, trimmed to the festoon (which gives it a depth 
of about ten inches), can be used very effectively below the photo- 
rail. ‘The photo-rail of course should be hung according to the 
height of the room. 


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INTERIOR NUMBER THIRTEEN. 


ROM a decorative point of view 
the papers shown in this very 
attractive room are exceptionally 
good. Both the upper and lower 

papers are printed on pulp stock, the same 
stripe running through each, thereby afford- 
ing perfect harmony in color, the soft tones 
in which the thistle is printed blending with 
the background. 


The pattern is suitable for the 
living room, library, or chamber, 
the dark colors being very rich 
and subdued. 

The background is very effect- 
ive, being on the burlap: order, 
and the paper cannot fail to 
give satisfaction. 

There is no frieze made for 
the thistle pattern, but it would 
look well used for the entire 
wall, if the upper third treat- 
ment were not desirable. 


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INTERIOR NUMBER FOURTEEN. 
BEDROOM decorated after Inte- 


rior number fourteen will please 

the most fastidious. The design 

is a conventional rose tree, small 
in figure, and printed over a faint back- 
ground representing grass. ‘The effect is 
very artistic, the narrow border below the 
plate-rail making a good finish. 

The paper above the rail is a simple paper 
of lines and dots. 

The lower part of the border is cut out, 
leaving the festoon of flowers to fall over 
the plain paper. There is very little work 
involved in cutting out the border, but the 
effect secured is very beautiful. 

This style of decoration is quite 
out of the ordinary, and one sure 
to give satisfaction. As in num- 
ber twelve the papers could be 
reversed. If this treatment were 
adopted the festoon frieze should 
be dispensed with. The effect, 
however, would not be as beau- 
tiful as the style we show. 


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HESE papers are shown for a liv- 
ing room or library, but are adapt- 
able for a number of purposes. 

The ‘floral upper can be hung 
above a plain stripe for a cham- 
ber, or it can be used with good 
effect as a whole sidewall, either 
eut to a finish or a drop ceiling 
effect. This 1s an independent 
hanging, having no frieze made 
to match. 


The lower paper is especially 
appropriate for a dado or above 
the wainscot in a hall or library. 

Both patterns are printed on 
ingrain and white stock. 


INTERIOR NUMBER SIXTEEN. 


HE decoration here shown consists 
of sidewall, eighteen-inch frieze, 
nine- and six-inch borders with 


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a set figure with a small background and — 
made in various colorings and grades, includ- : 
ing ingrains, expressly for churches, halls, 
lodge rooms, and public buildings. 

On account of the different widths of bor- 
ders any size room can be put into suitable 
panels, and a great variety of effects obtained. 

The main wall decoration, as shown, con- _ 
sists of panels in which the sidewall is used 
as a filler, framed with the six-inch border. & 

A. plain duplex, ingrain, or tint is used for 


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, the styling between the panels. The eight- 
een-inch border is used above the wainscot, MN 


and the nine-inch border at the ceiling line. 
For the decoration back of the pulpit, a 

plain permanent duplex, ingrain, or tint is 

used for a filler and framed with the six-inch 


border. This affords an excellent back- , 


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An all-over figured paper is used above the panels to the arch, 

finished at the bottom with another strip of six-inch border. 
The ceiling can be paneled with either the six- or nine-inch 

border according to the size of the room. 


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HE Library or Den shown is hung 
with tapestry papers printed in 
rich colors. 

Tt illustrates the eftect that 
can be produced by the decorator 
with an inexpensive stripe paper 
used as a lower. 

The panel effect is obtained 
by mitering the stripe. This can 
be done with any paper where 
the stripes are regular; but the 
result is most satisfactory when 
the stripes are narrow. 

The upper is a sidewall of a 
combination and has eighteen- 
inch frieze and ceiling to match. 
We can strongly reeommend the 
use of this pattern with the match 
border and ceiling in connection 
with the lower treated as a dado. 

When the lower is used as a 
dado a good effect can be ob- 
tained by paneling same at top 
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INTERIOR NUMBER EIGHTEEN. 


UT-OUT friezes were introduced 
in the Maxwell Line a number 
of years ago. 

They became popular at once 
with the high-class decorators 
and have rapidly gained in favor 
with the trade in general. 

Tneyecan cliner oemuscdmas 
straight borders above the pic- 
ture moulding or cut out as illus- 
trated. 

The sidewall is printed in soft 
colors with white lines so arrang- 
ed as to give the paper a textile 
effect. 

If the ceiling in the room is 
lowssthe -draperyariivenncmibicZe 
could be cut out, leaving a nar- 
row festoon of flowers to fall over 
the stripe. 

The effect secured is shown in 
Interior number fourteen. 


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